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Portable Fence.

Patented July 7, 1868..

N- PETERS, Pholo-Lilhognphar, Washington, D. C.

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Letters Patent No. 79,698, elated July {7, 1868.

I IMPROVEMENT IN PANEL-FENCE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. Srnounn, of Rome,'in the county of Floyd, and State 'of Georgia, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Panel-Fences and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the'art'to make and use the same, refer ence h'eing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is'a front'view of the panels, showing themanner ofattaching them. Figure 2 is a cross-sectionfof one of the panels. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. V This invention consists essentially in the manner of attaching fence-panels, as will hereinafter be more fully set forth.

In the drawings, A are the panels, consisting ofhorizontal boards, 6, nailed or otherwise alfixed to the' uprights at, as shown. v v v i The ends, 6, of the boards are made to project beyond the outer uprights of each panel, soas to accord a certain springing character to them, whereby the several panels may be joined together by the lapping of the 'said ends as shown, for the alternate lapping of the ends in a contrary direction occasions the same to clamp or bear against each other, withsufiieient friction efi'ectto hold the panels firmly together.

, This arrangement is obvious from the drawing at fig. 1. M r

a By this device a fence is not only made portable, but is also capableof being laid over hills or rolling ground, for the lap-jointabove described operates effectually, both when the ends are parallel, and when they lap each other at any reasonable angle. r i I Anotherfeature of improvement consists in the base which-supports thefenoe. This base is formed of the base of the uprights, which are single pieces of plank, sewn in a triangular shape, as shown;

To the base of these uprights are nailed orotherwise afiixed feet h, which project equally on both sides of the fence. i v

Bythis device a firm foot or baseisprovided'for the fence, which is cheap, simple, and efi'ec'tive, and dispenses with braces and posts. I v

A fence made in the mannerabove set 'forth is extremely portable, and of small cost. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Potent--- The combination of the projecting ends 6' of fence-panel, the triangular uprights a, and fee't-h, all substantially as shown and described, and .for the purpose shown and described. I

The abo ve-specification of my invention signed by me, this 21st day of December, 1867.

' 0. WM. sPnoULL.

Witnesses:

Husn D. Cornnsn, W. HlllIITGHELL. 

